Office of General Counsel

Office of General Counsel

The Office of General Counsel administers litigation, receives service of process for lawsuits and other notices, oversees rulemaking activities within the department, coordinates and advises on compliance with the State Government Ethics Act and other ethics laws, manages records retention, maintains appropriate delegations of authority and advises on various environmental, personnel and administrative issues.

It is a small office currently comprised of five people:

Sam M. Hayes, General Counsel

Craig Bromby, Assistant General Counsel

Andrew Norton, Assistant General Counsel

Jennifer Everett, Policy Development Analyst & Rulemaking Coordinator

Page Blackwelder, Administrative Assistant

To contact any member of the Office or view a member's bio, click on Contact OGC to the left of this narrative.